Magnetic blocking in extended metal atom chains: a pentachromium(ii) complex behaving as a single-molecule magnet†
Abstract
Compound [Cr5(tpda)4Cl2] (H2tpda = N2,N6-di(pyridin-2-yl)pyridine-2,6-diamine), an Extended Metal Atom Chain complex featuring two quadruply-bonded {Cr2} units, exhibits field-induced slow relaxation of its magnetization arising from the terminal chromium(II) ion and provides the first example of a chromium(II)-based Single-Molecule Magnet.